Cheese Soup

Submitted by Carli

Ingredients

2 c. water ½ c. diced carrots
¼ c. chopped onion ¼ tsp pepper
2 c. diced potatoes ½ c. diced celery
1 tsp salt 1 c. chopped ham

White Sauce

¼ c. butter 2 c. milk
¼ c. flour 2 c. grated cheddar cheese

Directions

  1. Combine water, potatoes, carrots, celery, onion, salt & pepper in a large pot. Boil 10-12 minutes. 
  2. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, make white sauce by melting butter, then adding the flour slowly & stirring until smooth. 
  3. Add milk slowly. Then cook until thickened. Add cheese to sauce; stir until melted. 
  4. Add white sauce & ham to vegetables that have not been drained & heat through.

Double Stuffed Potatoes

Serves 4

Ingredients

4 large baking potatoes 2 tbsp butter or margarine
½ c. chopped onion ¾ c. shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese, divided
¼ c. reduced-fat sour cream 2 tsp dried chives
Salt & Pepper

Directions

  1. Scrub potatoes; pat dry. Pierce each potato several times with a fork. Microwave on HIGH for about 10 minutes; rotate potatoes. Microwave until tender, about 3 minutes longer.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F. melt butter in a medium skillet over low heat. Add onion to skillet; cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Slice off potato tops.
  3. Scoop out potatoes, keeping shells intact; place pulp in a medium bowl. Mash potato pulp; add onion, ½ c. Cheddar, sour cream, chives, salt & pepper to bowl.
  4. Spoon potato mixture into shells, dividing evenly. Sprinkle potatoes with remaining Cheddar. Place in a medium casserole. 
  5. Bake potatoes until heated through, about 10 minutes.

TexMex Casserole

Submitted by Foghorn Leghorn
Serves 6

Ingredients

1 can enchilada sauce 1 can chopped green chilies
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup 1 lb. ground beef
1 pack of taco seasoning 1 pack of Mozzarella/Cheddar Grated Cheese
1 bag of White Corn Tostitos ½ chopped onion

Directions

  1. Cook hamburger meat & onion & taco seasoning. 
  2. Drain meat & onions & place into bowl add cream of mushroom soup & enchilada sauce. 
  3. Add chilies & make sure it stirred up well. 
  4. Place tortilla chips into a casserole pan & place ingredients from bowl in on top of chips. 
  5. Preheat your oven to 350°F for 10-15 minutes. 
  6. Place shredded cheese on top of meat mixture in casserole dish; place into the oven & when cheese is melted take out of oven.

Taquito Bake

Submitted by Carli

Ingredients

20-24 frozen Taquitos (corn is best) 1 small can enchilada sauce
2 c. shredded cheddar 1 small can sliced black olives
sour cream shredded lettuce
chopped tomatoes

Directions

  1. Place frozen taquitos in 9″x13″ pan, cover with enchilada sauce. 
  2. Top with cheese & olives. 
  3. Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes. 
  4. Garnish with lettuce, sour cream, &/or tomatoes before serving.

Tater-Tot Casserole

Submitted by PotatoeGuru
Serves 6

Ingredients

1 lb. ground meat ½ bag tater tots (may be more or less
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup depending on size of casserole dish)
2 c. grated cheddar cheese 1 small drained can of kernel corn
Salt & Pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Tater Tot CasserolePreheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Line tater tots side by side in one layer that covers the bottom of a flat casserole dish.
  3. Thoroughly brown ground meat (salt & pepper to personal taste if desired) in a skillet. If you’ve chosen to include the drained can of corn, do so after the meat has browned & continue to cook for another couple of minutes.
  4. Layer the browned meat over the tots until they are completely covered.
  5. Layer the Cream of Mushroom soup over the meat until it’s completely covered.
  6. Layer the shredded cheese over the soup until completely covered. If desired, you can decorate the top of the cheese with patterns made out of spare tots.
  7. Bake for 25 minutes or until cheese is golden brown.
  8. Pig out!